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After the cake cools for 15 minutes, poke holes with a fork (meat forks or metal forks work well) or a pair of chopsticks. Holes should not go all the way through cake to the bottom of the pan. The entire cake should be perforated this way with holes every 1/2 - 3/4 inch (1-2 centimeters).

Pour cooled gelatin liquid evenly over entire cake. Holes in the cake allow gelatin to seep into the cake.

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Place the cake in the refrigerator until gelatin firms, about 3-4 hours.

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Spread a whipped topping over top of cake, decorate with colorful candy sprinkles (optional) and serve!

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Finished.

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You can make the layers with different colors or flavors. Use 1 small box of gelatin for each layer. You could also alternate stripes or patterns on a 9 x 13-inch cake with different flavors. You could coordinate for holidays such as red and blue gelatin for the 4th of July.

If you want to get really creative, use different flavors of cake mix too.

Whipping together some cool whip with some regular white frosting makes a good frosting for jello cake.

Some people prefer the taste of angel food cake, experiment with other flavors to find what you like

Warnings

Do not use regular frosting, it won't stick to the gelatin like it does to cake!

Children can help mix the cake mix and poke holes in the cooled cake, but help them out with the oven and pouring boiling water!

For a vegetarian option, use Weikfield jelly based on agar-agar (a seaweed). It is available in India and, maybe, in Indian stores worldwide. It works just like Jello for this recipe.

Jello is not a vegetarian dessert. Gelatin is a protein produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen extracted from the bones, connective tissues, organs, skin, and some intestines of animals such as cattle, horses, and pigs.